Market Report - Midday
London midday: Shell paces decline after slashing dividend
London stocks were lower by midday on Thursday, with oil giant Shell pacing the decline as it cut its dividend for the first time in 80 years.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains ahead of US GDP
London stocks were still in the black by midday on Wednesday, with the top-flight index breaching the 6,000 mark as investors mulled results from Barclays and Standard Chartered ahead of the release of US GDP data and a policy announcement from the Federal Reserve.
London midday: Stocks rise as BP turns positive; HSBC in the red
London stocks were firmly in the black by midday on Tuesday, with BP reversing earlier losses as it maintained its dividend despite a slide in quarterly profits.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains on lockdown easing hopes
London stocks were still in the black by midday on Monday as investors welcomed news that several countries were set to ease their lockdowns, even if the UK was not there yet.
London midday: Stocks pare losses as housebuilders rally
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Friday but off lows amid a solid performance in the housebuilding sector, after a potential treatment for Covid-19 failed in its first trial and as investors digested dire UK retail sales data.
London midday: Stocks touch lower after dismal PMIs; housebuilders gain
London stocks were a touch lower by midday on Thursday, holding up pretty well in the face of dire European and UK PMIs, with housebuilders on the rise.
London midday: Stocks extend gains; CRH rallies on update
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Wednesday, recovering from heavy losses in the previous session despite a continued slump in oil prices, as investors mulled the latest UK inflation data.
London midday: Miners, energy shares pace decline as oil collapses
London stocks had fallen further into the red by midday on Tuesday after oil prices slid into negative territory, with energy and mining issues under the cosh.
London midday: Stocks in the red as housebuilders slump
London stocks had fallen further into the red by midday on Monday, with housebuilders under the cosh following the latest Rightmove house price data, despite some optimism about the loosening of coronavirus restrictions in certain European countries.
London midday: Stocks extend gains amid hopes of Covid-19 treatment
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Friday despite disappointing Chinese data, as investors pinned their hopes on a potential coronavirus treatment.
London midday: Stocks pare gains ahead of US jobless claims
London stocks had pared gains by midday on Thursday to trade pretty much flat, as investors eyed the latest US jobs figures and continued to mull the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
London midday: Stocks extend losses amid worries about Covid-19 impact
London stocks had fallen further into the red by midday on Wednesday amid renewed concerns about the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
London midday: Stocks turn lower as investors mull China data
London stocks had reversed earlier gains to trade lower by midday on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest Chinese trade figures and an easing of lockdown restrictions in some European countries.
London midday: FTSE pares gains ahead of jobless claims
London stocks were up but off earlier highs by midday on Thursday as investors eyed the release of the latest US jobless claims data.
London midday: Stocks still in the red amid Covid-19 worries
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Wednesday as investors fretted about the impact of the coronavirus after a meeting of EU finance ministers failed to yield an agreement on how to tackle the crisis.
London midday: FTSE maintains gains amid coronavirus optimism
Equity markets in London were still firmly in the black by midday on Tuesday as investors welcomed signs that the coronavirus spread in countries such as Italy and Spain is slowing, with the stocks most battered by the pandemic pacing the gains.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains amid coronavirus hopes
London stocks were still in the green by midday on Monday despite the release of uninspiring data, as investors took heart from a slowdown in new coronavirus cases and deaths.
London midday: Stocks extend losses after UK services data; payrolls eyed
London stocks had fallen further into the red by midday on Friday following the release of dismal UK services data, as investors eyed the latest US non-farm payrolls report amid ongoing concerns about the escalating coronavirus pandemic.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains as oil prices rally; US jobless claims eyed
London stocks were still in the black by midday on Thursday, with BP and Shell pacing the gains amid firmer oil prices, as investors eyed the latest US jobs data.
London midday: Stocks fall further after manufacturing data; banks slide
London stocks had fallen further into the red by midday on Wednesday after the release of weak UK manufacturing figures and with banks under pressure as they were pressed to cancel their dividends to help weather the coronavirus pandemic.